title: [Analysis of 70 cases of primary liver carcinoma treated by pu tuo ointment and herbs].
abstract: This paper deals with 70 cases of primary liver cancer treated by externally applying Pu Tuo plaster and internally taking oral Chinese herbal medicine. In term of the statistic, of all the cases applied the plaster, 96.7% has proved to be effective in alleviating the pain, 83.5% was remarkable. It has significantly improved the quality of the patients' later lifes. Applying Pu Tuo plaster with taking oral Chinese herbal medicine, the patients could survive longer. On average, after the treatment, the patient could live ten and half months, 44.8% of the II-stage liver cancer patients applied the plaster could live as long as one year, the longest one has been living more than 2 years and 8 months, he looks still well now. He has been working since 1987. In recent B-ultrasonic examination, the patient's primary focus disappeared, and alpha-fetoprotein test turned to be negative.
authors.affiliation: Shundong, Provincial Hospital Jinan.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009824:Ointments